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Korean Journal of Medicine ; : S199-S203, 2009.
Artículo en Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-223767

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Tricuspid valve endocarditis accounts for 5~10% of all cases of infective endocarditis. It commonly occurs in intravenous drug abusers, immunocompromised hosts, and patients with intravenous catheters, burns, or genital sepsis. Right-sided infective endocarditis without a predisposing factor is very rare. We experienced a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis with septic pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an otherwise healthy 26-year-old female with no underlying cardiac disease. The diagnosis was delayed because pulmonary manifestations were predominant. The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing and multilocus sequence typing revealed ST72-MRSA IVA without the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene clone, which is the most common form of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus in Korea.


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Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Toxinas Bacterianas , Quemaduras , Catéteres , Células Clonales , Consumidores de Drogas , Endocarditis , Exotoxinas , Cardiopatías , Huésped Inmunocomprometido , Corea (Geográfico) , Leucocidinas , Resistencia a la Meticilina , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina , Tipificación de Secuencias Multilocus , Neumonía , Sepsis , Válvula Tricúspide
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